Attachment for baskets



Jan. 27, 1925. 1,524,014.

M. BOORSTIN ATTACHMENT FOR BASKETS Filed Nov. 16, 1923 INVENTOR WITNESSAITORHE';

Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES MENDLE BOORSTIN, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR BASKETS.

Application filed November 16, 1923. Serial No. 675,194.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MENDLE BOORSTIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Baskets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for a letter basket, the generalobject of the invention being to provide means for holding letters andother papers in a basket.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the deviceis hingedly attached to the basket so that it may be easily swung out ofthe way when letters are to be placed in the basket or removedtherefrom.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illus trated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a basket showing my invention in use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the device itself.

Figure 3 is a view showing the device in tilted position on a b'asket.

Figure 4 is an enlarged side view of the free end of the device.

In these views, A indicates the basket and B the device for holdingletters or other papers therein. This device is formed of wire andconsists of the stem 1, the base 2 and the fingers 3 which carry thecoils 4 for pressing against the papers in the basket. The base isprovided with the loops 5 for engaging a part of the basket so as tohingedly connect the device with the basket. The base is also providedwith a finger-engaging part 6 so that it can be tilted on the edge ofthe basket. This part 6 also acts as a stop for preventing the devicefrom falling over backwards when tilted as it will hold the device at anangle of about 120 so that letters and papers can be placed in thebasket without holding the device in raised position.

I prefer to form the device of several strands of wire, one of which islooped to form the base and is then twisted with another strand to formthe stem with the ends of the strands separated to form the fingers. Onefinger is straight and the others are curved, as shown, so as to provideholding means for the coils which are widely separated to engage largeareas of the papers.

By forming the coils on the fingers the fingers have sufficient weightto hold the papers in the basket and the device can be cheaplymanufactured as connecting means between the coils and the fingers areeliminated.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the device c'an be easily andquickly attached to a basket and that it is a simple matter to tilt thedevice in order to place papers in the basket or remove them therefrom.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A device of the classdescribed c0mprising a stem, a base connected with the stem and havingloops thereon for engaging a part of a basket, said b'ase having anextension for forming a finger-engaging part, fingers on the stem andresilient members depending from the fingers,

2. A device of the class described comprising a stem, a base connectedwith the stem and h'aving means for pivotally engaging a basket, fingerson the stem and coils carried by the fingers.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

MENDLE BOORSTIN.

